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SUMMARY OF COMMITTEES CONTROLLING MATTERS OF PUBLIC HEALTH
(As requested by Ministry of Health Circulars l/54 and 28/54)
Public Health Committee
Sanitary administration generally
Overcrowding, repair, closure and demolition of houses
Clearance areas
Nuisances under Public Health (London) Act, 1936
House drainage
Food and drugs and sampling of foods
Factories and shops
Baths and washhouses
Open spaces
Infectious diseases
Prevention of damage by pests
Care of old people
Cemeteries and burial of the dead
Health, and Home Safety, Education
Works Committee
Public cleansing
Collection and disposal of house and trade refuse
Sewerage (including street drainage)
Streets and highways
Public lavatories
Prevention of litter in streets
Housing and Town Planning Committee
Provision of housing accommodation and control and
management of Council's houses
Acquisition of land for housing
Provision of open spaces
Acquisition, improvement and conversion of houses
Finance Committee
Improvement grants and mortgages under Housing Acts